Spinal epidural empyema extending from a pleural empyema: case description and anatomical overview
Spinal epidural empyema extending from a pleural empyema: case description and anatomical overview
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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We present a case of a patient with diabetes with a pleural empyema originated from a pyomyositis process established after a central line procedure. This empyema later on extended into the spinal canal deriving into an epidural empyema, leading towards a spinal neurogenic shock and death. We discuss the anatomical substrate for this extension as w...
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Spinal epidural empyema extending from a pleural empyema: case description and anatomical overview
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5695291
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5695291
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1757-790X
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1757-790X
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10.1136/bcr-2017-222019
